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Missing Star Wars? Try This Other Grand Space Opera!

You’ve Probably Never Heard of These Great Juvenile Books

Have you ever picked up a random book, read it, and for some reason the story just never left you? Now, I’m not talking about those memorable classics that win awards and become known throughout the world, nor the blockbusters that get picked up automatically because they have a famous author’s name attached to them. I’m talking about those little gems that don’t get any recognition. They are not always the best written, nor the most original, and if you mention these books to other people, they will look at you with blank expressions because they have never heard of them.

The Rest of Us

Unless you haven’t read any young adult literature recently, you have probably noticed a popular trend in that genre: the tale of the "chosen one”. There has been an explosion of books about vampires, gods, aliens, and other kinds of strange threats that have to be dealt with by a hero whom destiny has selected to save the world. And that hero now looks a little different than in the past.

Movie Trailers and Star Wars Insanity

Reading Out Of My Comfort Zone

Doctor Who: The Novel

Don’t Forget Red Is the Color of Blood

There are certain rules that characters on television shows must remember. Never say “nothing can go wrong,” because the second that you do, disaster will strike. Never insist that you and your true love are about to have all of your dreams come true, because that is a surefire way to guarantee you both will end up miserable (or one of you will end up dead).

Reading for Fun, Reading to Learn

Reading comes easily now. It is second nature, and as adults, we pick and choose what we read throughout the day–the newspaper, the return address of some mail, signs, books, and products well-placed in a scene of your favorite movie. The process of seeing words, comprehending their meaning not only in the groups of letters we call words but the order of those words forming sentences, and gaining a whole understanding of whatever material it is that we’re reading doesn’t pose much of a challenge nowadays.

Comic-Con 2013: Move Over Boys, the Sci-Fi Girls Are Here

When Comic-Con was held over the weekend, it was announced that nearly half of the attendees were female. This doesn’t surprise me. I have been a sci-fi fan my entire life. However, if you see a picture of a science fiction fan in the media, they are predominately portrayed as geeky and male. Rarely are female fans, like myself, shown. And even more rarely are we acknowledged. As much as I love the genre of science fiction, it has been a little difficult being a female fan because most science fiction is still geared towards men.

Hey Science-Fiction Fans, Don't Forget the Teen Aisle

If you’re like me and you love science fiction, some of the best is currently being written for the young adult market. In fact, there seems to be more creativity taking place there. From humanity being upgraded by computer in Human.4 by Mike Lancaster or being grown in gardens in The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen, there seems to be no end to the imaginative worlds writers are offering to our teens. And leading the way is Neal Shusterman.